Stephen Crane wrote The Red Badge of Courage, a book about a young man named Henry going into the war. Henry wants to go fight in the Civil War because his mother does not want him to go to the war. The conflict in the story is more a personal between Henry and himself. During the story a few characters come into the story, not much information is given about them. Just names like the tall man, the loud one, or captain. This story ties into America because the Civil War was a major event back in the 1800s. This book shows some of the things a man would face while at war, such as missing home, family, or fear of death.
Henry was young a man when he went into the war, around seventeen or eighteen. The war really changed him, it made him into a a man. It was a stage in his life where he had to grow up. The main problem in this story was in the begining standing up to his mother and telling her that he was going into the war. Another problem was Henry keeping his strength to go on with each day during the war and not turn back. Minor conflicts were when the troop's captain was wounded in one of the battle's. Also a problem in the story is when people were getting into heated arguements about what the next move was, whether it was the next campsite they were going to or quarrels between two of the men.
This story relates to America because it is one of the most important times in our history, the fight for the freedom of slaves. It was a time to fight for the rights of others. It was an experience for young Americans to cross the bridge from being a adolescent to a man.
Stephen Crane
Stephen Crane wrote The Red Badge of Courage, a book about a young man named Henry going into the war. Henry wants to go fight in the Civil War because his mother does not want him to go to the war. The conflict in the story is more a personal between Henry and himself. During the story a few characters come into the story, not much information is given about them. Just names like the tall man, the loud one, or captain. This story ties into America because the Civil War was a major event back in the 1800s. This book shows some of the things a man would face while at war, such as missing home, family, or fear of death.
Henry was young a man when he went into the war, around seventeen or eighteen. The war really changed him, it made him into a a man. It was a stage in his life where he had to grow up. The main problem in this story was in the begining standing up to his mother and telling her that he was going into the war. Another problem was Henry keeping his strength to go on with each day during the war and not turn back. Minor conflicts were when the troop's captain was wounded in one of the battle's. Also a problem in the story is when people were getting into heated arguements about what the next move was, whether it was the next campsite they were going to or quarrels between two of the men.
This story relates to America because it is one of the most important times in our history, the fight for the freedom of slaves. It was a time to fight for the rights of others. It was an experience for young Americans to cross the bridge from being a adolescent to a man.